New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-01
hs room yesterday lie had suffered from nervous prosa
ton ana illness for several months
The THISTLE 4 FORMID ABLE BOAT
REASONS WHY 1T WILL BE HARD TO BEAT HER
TIE LARCHMONI REGATTA.

THE LARCIIMONl REGATTA.
The news that the Thistle had been defeated twice
within forty eight hours balm the feelings of New
York yachsmcn but when they take the circumstances
under which both sailed into consideration
and their minds performance last Saturday
1t is impossible for them to conceal the fact that they
have con ere respect for the Scotch wonders speed
ana certain that any boat flying the national
yacht ensign successfully compete with her. John
Hyslop has for many years made close study Of yacht
ing He ia measlrcr for the New-York Club and a
member and officer of afdozen other organizations
He IL one Of those who thinks there will be considerable
difficulty in retaining the cup this year and is not averse
to giving his reasons Said he yesterday:
The Thistle Il the first boat constructed to com
pete with Amcrs' m yachts. she was dcsgned by IL
who has had larger pcriencc In modelling racing
boas than In the world and too. who seems
always To improve boats one year are faster ta
those built for previous That Is In brief the
record OF George Watson. He has long recognized tue
Importance of wide beams but the rules OF the BRUSH
lacht Racing Association have imposed such tax on
beam a, to make premium TO build narrow
boats which depend for stability almost solely upon
Their depth and whose sail area Is necessarily litGl
Under these conditions Il WIS. Of course, ont or Inc
question for English yachtsmen 10 bud racers to CON
pee Win the American wide heanlght draughl Nc's'
ms year all this - changed The tax on beam was
rescindcd largely through the efforts OF Mr. Watson
hu an opportunity was gwen Tor puttihs p9aS toke'n
on rational principle. giving greater width ana san
ara Mr. Watson made thorough study OF me rules
governing race, for the Americas cup-thc New FORK
Yacht Club ues-anl in DESIGNING the Thistle look
advantage Of every possible point lie was NOT SO" 10
So" that there was practically no tax on SAT- area am
made his plans accordingly As you now Wen Know
her sails enormous ana she Is 50 constructed hS !" W
ablc 10 carry them pretty well bcl rie C"htr's.9
strongly with those of the t'cnesia and Gaea ana We
Will lind that she Is UNNECESSARILY faster.
II i ~ not taking ~sl area ~ COMPUTING 'lno "M
ancc, sufficiently into account that our racing rues are
defective. When the prcsrit sailing regulations were
being formulated by a committee of the New ORR lachi
Club was called in In an advis ory capacity ana
strongly n Yacht bY her sail area "a
much as her oalwater line length Ihey dlI decde TO
sail little bu little TO make II practically
amount Ia nought Under the present regulations me
tendency to ovrrpower boat with canvas This as
couragcs the building Of many racing vessels because
they have carry large spars and sails rs 10 make
them almost Useless for cruising Now II We only hah
rule which would make sail reasonably thNanc
figuring time allowance this scotch giant would not
look n Formidable"
Borhwck Il Gilmcr. the Glasgow correspondents OF
PHILIP r. Low, the Yacht rggcr ana broker nave ih7 10
SAY In a letter received yesterday
lie Thistle has been doing well and people mere nave
ht'ic dount but that the cup Is A. ooi ~ hes ae
doubt she the fastest vessel of hcr SIZE ever turned
here in tlc way Of yachts You have never had
fastest yachts competing. but you Will this time
The entries FOR the cnnant Trsltta ol the larchhoh
Yacht club saturday close 10 morrow. The coupe'g
boat, will he divided into thirteen classes Class \ VIII
br schOOuer- - feet long the load water line an Il
over. class for those under - feet CABIN ~o" cut
tiers and yaW~ - feet and Will 20 III class Z,
IN class l., from = o - feet in class from 50 10 -
feet in class .. from - 10 81 feet IN class
and m,ins;l bolts p feet lo1r and over Will san III
and those under % feet IN class o. car rl--c
boat. over - feet viii he placed an cf>- ana under -
feet i'm class The course viii Zoe from Lar hn"ht
10 the rel buoy ~ the west end Execution Reef 10 hc
bnoy of Maiinccock Point. to stake BOAT sth "i zap
tdius Island ami return 10 Larchmoni. lHr "l>l"i'"
l. - knots Am ne the boats when are cNpc''" 10 '
pete the srhuoncrS Agnes. tho. 'lcltli' i"lu@'
social Norua and ~pcranza the cutters Dcivn. Huron
I~uc. Mona Nora. Kaiah and Iudia me Scoops
Schcucr Cinderella. TitIuih FIniti. Mignon'ic' mon"
and tri-rr and the yaWl Flotcr- Inc prizes WI" "'
handsome silk remnants for the winners IN each class